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Suggested
Bibliography
Literature
Please visit our Reports
& Studies section to see a bibliography of Italian
American literature.
Historical
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1.
Amfitheatrof, Erik. The Children of Columbus.
Boston: Little Brown, 1973 360-page study, intelligently
written study on what Italian immigrants found in
"la Merica."
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2.
Gambino, Richard. Blood
of My Blood. New York: Anchor Books, 1975.
Landmark study on what it means to be Italian American.
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3.
Handlin, Oscar. The
Uprooted. Boston: Little Brown, 1951. Seminal
work on immigration history in U.S.
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4.
Iorizzo, Luciano J., and Mondello, Salvatore. The
Italian Americans. New York: Twayne Publishers,
1980.
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5.
LaGumina, Salvatore J., and Frank J. Cavaioli, Salvatore
Primeggia, Joseph Varacalli, eds. The Italian
American Experience: An Encyclopedia. New York:
Garland, 1999.
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6.
LaGumina, Salvatore J., WOP!
A Documentary History of Anti-Italian Discrimination.
Toronto: Guernica, 1999.
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7.
Mangione, Jerre and Ben Morreale. La
Storia. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. 500-page
study of Italians in US; excellent and comprehensive
bibliography.
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8.
Schiavo, Giovanni. Four Centuries of Italian
American History. 328-page history of Italians
in America from Christopher Columbus through WW
II. (Available through Center for Migration Studies:
718/351-8800.)
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9.
Talese, Gay, ed. - Italians In America: A Celebration
An
illustrated history of Italian Americans that begins
with the 15th century explorers, and traces the
Italians in America from the American Revolution
to the present day. Coffee-table book with more
than 200 historic photographs.
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10.
Talese, Gay, ed. - Unto the Sons. Knopf,
1982.
A
comprehensive history of the conditions that prompted
the author's family, along with millions of other
Italians to emigrate to America as well as a personal
memoir of what it meant to grow up Italian in America.
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11.
Prisoners Among Us chronicles the assimilation
of Italians into American culture. During World
War II paranoia in this country ran the gamut from
street-side prejudice to formal declarations of
war upon non-citizen Italians. As a result, a story
behind the story unfolds.
Tony Lo Bianco, spokesperson for OSIA, narrates
this feature length documentary with commentary
by Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Mary Ann Esposito,
host of "Ciao Italia."
Available to OSIA members at a 10% discount. For
details and promotion code call 202/547-2900 or
login to the Members Only section here. |
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This bibliography is only an introduction. For more
detailed bibliographies on Italian American history and
sociology, visit
the Web site of the American Italian Historical Association.
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